Sirat Ibn Hisham 684
[ كَانَتْ رَايَةُ حَمْزَةَ أَوَّلَ رَايَةٍ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَشِعْرُ حَمْزَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ ] وَبَعْضُ النَّاسِ يَقُولُ: كَانَتْ رَايَةُ حَمْزَةَ أَوَّلَ رَايَةٍ عَقَدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لِأَحَدِ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ. وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ بَعْثَهُ وَبَعْثَ عُبَيْدَةَ كَانَا مَعًا، فَشُبِّهَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ. وَقَدْ زَعَمُوا أَنَّ حَمْزَةَ قَدْ قَالَ فِي ذَلِكَ شِعْرًا يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ أَنَّ رَايَتَهُ أَوَّلُ رَايَةٍ عَقَدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ، فَإِنْ كَانَ حَمْزَةُ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ، فَقَدْ صَدَقَ إنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقُولُ إلَّا حَقًّا، فَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَيَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ. فَأَمَّا مَا سَمِعْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ عِنْدَنَا. فَعُبَيْدَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَوَّلُ مَنْ عُقِدَ لَهُ. فَقَالَ حَمْزَةُ فِي ذَلِكَ، فِيمَا يَزْعُمُونَ: قَالَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: وَأَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِالشِّعْرِ يُنْكِرُ هَذَا الشِّعْرَ لِحَمْزَةِ ؓ:: أَلَا يَا لَقَوْمِي لِلتَّحَلُّمِ وَالْجَهْلِ وَلِلنَّقْصِ مِنْ رَأْيِ الرِّجَالِ وَلِلْعَقْلِ وَلِلرَّاكِبِينَا بِالْمَظَالِمِ لَمْ نَطَأْ لَهُمْ حُرُمَاتٍ مِنْ سَوَامٍ وَلَا أَهْلِ كَأَنَّا تَبَلْنَاهُمْ وَلَا تَبْلَ عِنْدَنَا لَهُمْ غَيْرُ أَمْرٍ بِالْعَفَافِ وَبِالْعَدْلِ وَأَمْرٍ بِإِسْلَامٍ فَلَا يَقْبَلُونَهُ وَيَنْزِلُ مِنْهُمْ مِثْلَ مَنْزِلَةِ الْهَزْلِ فَمَا بَرِحُوا حَتَّى انْتَدَبْتُ لِغَارَةِ لَهُمْ حَيْثُ حَلُّوا ابْتَغَى رَاحَةَ الْفَضْلِ بِأَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، أَوَّلُ خَافِقٍ عَلَيْهِ لِوَاءٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَاحَ مِنْ قَبْلِي لِوَاءٌ لَدَيْهِ النَّصْرُ مِنْ ذِي كَرَامَةٍ إلَهٍ عَزِيزٍ فِعْلُهُ أَفَضْلُ الْفِعْلِ عَشِيَّةَ سَارُوا حَاشِدِينَ وَكُلُّنَا مَرَاجِلُهُ مِنْ غَيْظِ أَصْحَابِهِ تَغْلِي فَلَمَّا تَرَاءَيْنَا أَنَاخُوا فَعَقَّلُوا مَطَايَا وَعَقَّلْنَا مُدَى غَرَضِ النَّبْلِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ: حَبْلُ الْإِلَهِ نَصِيرُنَا وَمَا لَكُمْ إلَّا الضَّلَالَةُ مِنْ حَبْلٍ فَثَارَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ هُنَالِكَ بَاغِيًا فَخَابَ وَرَدَّ اللَّهُ كَيْدَ أَبِي جَهْلِ وَمَا نَحْنُ إلَّا فِي ثَلَاثِينَ رَاكِبًا وَهُمْ مِائَتَانِ بَعْدُ وَاحِدَةٍ فَضْلِ فَيَا لَلُؤَىَ لَا تُطِيعُوا غُوَاتَكُمْ وَفِيئُوا إلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَالْمَنْهَجِ السَّهْلِ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُصَبَّ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابٌ فَتَدْعُوَا بِالنَّدَامَةِ وَالثُّكْلِ
Translation
✧ [The banner of Hamzah was the first banner in Islam, and Hamzah's poetry about that] Some people say: The banner of Hamzah was the first banner that the Messenger of God ﷺ tied for any of the Muslims. That is because his expedition and the expedition of ʿUbaydah were together, so the matter became confused for people. They have claimed that Hamzah spoke poetry about that, mentioning that his banner was the first banner that the Messenger of God ﷺ tied; and if Hamzah did say that, then he has spoken truly, if God wills—he would only say the truth, and God knows best which of that was the case. As for what we have heard from the people of knowledge among us, ʿUbaydah b. al-Ḥārith was the first for whom a banner was tied. So Hamzah said about that, as they allege: Ibn Hishām said: Most of the people of knowledge of poetry deny this poetry to Hamzah ؓ: Alas, O my people, for forbearance and ignorance, and for the deficiency in men's judgment and reason; and for those who ride us with injustice—we have not trodden for them any sacred things of pasturing livestock or family. It is as if we have bereaved them, but there is no bereavement with us for them except a command to chastity and justice, and a command to Islam, but they do not accept it, and they treat it as a jest. They did not cease until I roused myself for a raid against them where they had halted, seeking ease of excellence, by the command of the Messenger of God, the first banner upon which a standard was raised; before me no standard had appeared. With him is victory from the Possessor of Generosity, a Mighty God whose deed is the most excellent of deeds. On the evening they marched, gathering, and every one of us—his cooking pots from the anger of his companions boil. When we caught sight of each other, they made their camels kneel and hobbled riding beasts, and we hobbled the blades of arrow-targets. We said to them: The rope of God is our helper, and you have nothing but error as a rope. Thereupon Abū Jahl rose, transgressing, and he failed, and God turned back the plot of Abū Jahl. We are only thirty riders, while they are two hundred, with one more of merit. So O Luʾayy, do not obey your tempters, and return to Islam and the smooth path. For I fear that a punishment will be poured upon you, and you will call out in regret and bereavement.
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